Yesterday we retweeted an amazing statistic from The Hockey News – that the Carolina Hurricanes had failed to win any of their 20 games where they’d been losing going into the third period this season. Can you imagine being a fan of a team so clearly lacking in character and fight? That team would surely have to be a basement dweller, right?
Wrong. That team began last night’s play just three points outside of a playoff spot. Imagine if even a quarter of those games had been wins instead of losses – instead of chasing down the Penguins for the last wildcard spot, the Carolina Hurricanes would be chasing the New York Islanders for first place in the Metro Division.